Interviews with Scientists

Access to playgrounds is becoming more difficult, but 'risky play' could be key to a child's development

It's not just the attraction of technology which is resulting in children playing outside less...

From school playgrounds adding more risk to traffic stops, how can we give children the freedom they need?

Is Covid to blame for a spike in child obesity...?

To explore how ants teach each other to master certain behaviours, scientists built a robotic ant...

Tagging tiny transmitters to hawk moths reveals the sophistication of their navigation...

Earthquake conditions deep under the oceans may have allowed oxygen production before photosynthesis

The persistent high temperatures and scorched ground this summer have been a big wake up call for change

Analysis reveals this weakened virus is evolving, causing worry about its impacts on under-vaccinated groups

And how can we balance the potential positive impacts of reintroduction versus long-term data collection?

The animals at the top of the food chain can have drastic impacts on ecosystem dynamics

While reintroduction can solve problems for some, it can cause issues for others

In efforts to save certain species or alter ecosystems, animals and plants can be reintroduced

How robots are the future of surgery, and how they are already helping prostate operations today

Our hot reporter (in terms of temperature) plays Hot Wheels Unleashed in 40 degree heat. In his pants.

A game that's like a cross between Fortnite and Toy Story is having a resurgence, so we take it for as spin

Could this be the world's shortest game?

Is "that cat game" Stray worth playing?

Dormice can teach us much about the health of our woodlands, so protecting them is a very important task.

What does the introduction of these megafauna hope to achieve for UK woodlands?

The reintroduction of red kites to the UK has been a great success, but how did it come about?

New hand signals to reduce awkwardness and anxiety over video calls.

Two days in the past two months have been 1.5 milliseconds faster than days in the past few decades

Best before dates could be misleading people into throwing away food prematurely.